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#8CC15B

#8cc15b ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cc15b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 75.69% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.85% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 91.18°, with 45.13% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4447

Complementary

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #905bc1

Split complementary

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #5d5bc1
  3. #c15bbf

Analogous

  1. #bfc15b
  2. #8cc15b
  3. #5bc15d

Triadic

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #5b8cc1
  3. #c15b8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #5bc190
  3. #905bc1
  4. #c15b8c

Square

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #5bbfc1
  3. #905bc1
  4. #c15d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #405f24
  2. #669739
  3. #8cc15b
  4. #b3d693
  5. #daebca

Shades

#8cc15b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #7eae52
  3. #709a49
  4. #628740
  5. #547437
  6. #46612e
  7. #384d24
  8. #2a3a1b
  9. #1c2712
  10. #0e1309
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc15b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #98c76b
  3. #a3cd7c
  4. #afd48c
  5. #bada9d
  6. #c6e0ad
  7. #d1e6bd
  8. #ddecce
  9. #e8f3de
  10. #f4f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc15b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc15b
  2. #8bbb5f
  3. #8ab462
  4. #88ae66
  5. #87a76a
  6. #86a16e
  7. #859a71
  8. #849475
  9. #828d79
  10. #81877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b552 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b162 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ba55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb75f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dbd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc15b {
  color: #8cc15b;
}
Background
.bg-8cc15b {
  background-color: #8cc15b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc15b {
  border: 2px solid #8cc15b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc15b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 193 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 45% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc15b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc15b, #5bc15d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc15b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 193 91 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.74 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.01 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.68 #733ea4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#8cc15b  rgb(140, 193, 91)  hsl(91, 45%, 56%)  Pistachio
#905bc1  rgb(144, 91, 193)  hsl(271, 45%, 56%)  Amethyst
#5b8cc1  rgb(91, 140, 193)  hsl(211, 45%, 56%)  United Nations Blue
#c15b8c  rgb(193, 91, 140)  hsl(331, 45%, 56%)  Mulberry